Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Matabeleland South (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
230
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
230
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
219
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 55
209
294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
81
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
81
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
81
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
67
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
67
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
23
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Matabeleland South
5 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Matabeleland South
23 Genera with 30 Species #ABCEGHLMNPVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1847 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1776 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 2016 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1824 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1852 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Evides Dejean, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1850 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Matabeleland South
30 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Evides pubiventris Laporte & Gory, 1835 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 | Constantine's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Matabeleland South | Family | Heliconiidae
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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